Broadwater trust board approves $10,000 grant for Townsend Youth Baseball, contingent on maps

The Broadwater County Trust Board on July 8 approved a $10,000 grant request from Townsend Youth Baseball to reroof and refurbish dugouts and related field improvements at McCarthy Park in Townsend.

The grant will be applied to materials and related work for four cement dugouts and additional smaller T-ball/rookie-field structures, with the applicant providing cash and in-kind matching. "So realistically, it's gonna be a $7,500 cash match from us," said John Blythe, president of Townsend Youth Baseball, describing the project budget and matching contributions. Blythe said the project would focus on three fields at McCarthy Park and that local volunteers and a sponsoring contractor would provide labor.